Libraries
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Many libraries have reduced hours due to budget cuts. Please check their hours if you haven't been to your library for a while.

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Public Library  Search the catalog (Espanol) Students can get help with homework online. Click on the "Live Homework Help" link on the Library's homepage. The student's questions are directed to a tutor, who helps point the student in the right direction to find the answer.

Library of Congress  news and events The Library of Congress offers concerts in the Coolidge Auditorium. Concerts are free but require tickets (ticket information).

Maryland

Montgomery County Public Libraries  Search the catalog

Prince Georges's County Memorial Library System  Search the catalog

Virginia

Alexandria Libraries  Search catalog

Arlington County Public Libraries  (En Español)  Search the catalog  Calendar of Events

Fairfax County Public Library  Search the catalog  Calendar & Events  Live Homework Help  Movies
 

Prince William Library  Search the catalog

Many library systems let you check their catalog online, reserve books, CDs and videos, place holds, have items transferred from one branch to another, and renew items you've already checked out... all online!

The text of Jefferson's Works is available at Project Gutenberg.

Many books are old enough to be in the public domain in the US. You can read or download copies of many of these at Project Gutenberg. If you can't think of anything to search for, try these: "Thoreau", "Ralph Waldo Emerson", "Shakespeare", "Thomas Jefferson" or "Lincoln".